Emotions & feelings

put someone in a bad mood

make someone feel unhappy

To put someone in a bad mood means to make them feel annoyed, unhappy, or grumpy.

B1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why is Tom so quiet?

The cancelled flight put him in a bad mood.

Play the conversation

Being stuck in traffic always puts me in a bad mood.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The rain put me on a bad mood.

Say: The rain put me in a bad mood.

The fixed preposition is “in,” not “on.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

put someone in a bad mood; puts someone in a bad mood

Your turn: say it out loud

Being stuck in traffic always puts me in a bad mood.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

put someone in a bad mood

make someone feel unhappy

“Being stuck in traffic always puts me in a bad mood.”

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